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San Jose Brown Act lawsuit cut off
The lawsuit in San Jose where a Vietnamese-American group alleges the City Council improperly communicated before the vote to name the Vietnamese area on Story Road has been chopped off at the knees, when a judge granted summary judgment to the … Continue reading
Madison won, beat back recall – but y’all knew that already
Turns out people don’t need the Bolsavik after all. While the Bolsavik was at orchestra practice, polls closed in San Jose and Councilwoman Madison Nguyen handily won 55-45, according to numbers with all precincts reported here. This blog’s readers were … Continue reading
‘Recall Madison’ qualifies for special election
The petition for a special election to recall San Jose City Council member Madison Nguyen (pictured left, from the 2008 Tet Festival) has been approved, and the special election will be held March 3 next year, reports the San Jose … Continue reading
“Recall Madison” ballot in controversy
Even though there has been no verification from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters that there would be any recall election at all, the Recall Madison team is already all riled up over the potential shape and form of … Continue reading
City Clerk explains next steps in the Madison Nguyen recall issue
The Bolsavik was forwarded the email that follows, purportedly from the San Jose City Clerk Lee Price, detailing the next steps after people seeking the recall of Councilwoman Madison Nguyen (pictured) turned in more than 5000 signatures. The Bolsavik hasn’t verified it, but … Continue reading
Signatures submitted – 2000 extra – to recall Madison Nguyen
The people seeking to recall San Jose City Councilwoman Madison Nguyen, needing to get 3,162 petition signatures by September 12, last Friday turned in two-thirds more than that number, submitting 5,181 signatures two weeks early. Read the San Jose Mercury … Continue reading
Madison Nguyen refutes mailer
A week after people seeking her recall sent out their mailers, San Jose City Councilwoman Madison Nguyen went on Vietnamese radio and refuted the allegations made in the materials. Just as the Bolsavik was pointed to the web site where … Continue reading
Mailers sent in ‘Recall Madison’ campaign
Heating up an already hot potato, the campaign to recall Madison Nguyen in San Jose last week began sending mailers to all the voters in District 7 represented by the embattled councilwoman. Click on the picture to see the entire document. … Continue reading
